Women in recovery are faced with numerous obstacles to successful treatment engagement. W~thout access to services that are sensitive to their needs, many fail to achieve long-term sobriety. This arlicle presents a rationale for the inclusion of gender specific vocational services as an integral part of a holistic treatment regime for chemically dependent women. The career psychology of women is discussed along with characteristics of the popullation that impede vocational adjustment. A final section offers programmatic suggestions for gender specific vocational services with regard to empowerment, improvement of self-esteem, development of effective problem-solving skills and the management of anxie1.y and anger. [Article copies available from The Howorth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-342-9678.]Women seeking assistance for problems of chemical dependency present a noteworthy challenge to today's helping professional. Existence of Diane Dempsey Marr is Assistant Rofessor, Department of Educational Administration and Counseling, Southeast Missouri State University. She: maintains a private counseling practice with treatment of chemically dependent women as one of her specialty areas. Amanda Wenner is a graduate student in the Psychological Counseling Program at Southeast Missouri State University.
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